Kitano Takeshi No Eiga

Films directed by Takeshi Kitano

'The Japanese Dirty Harry'; a genre tale of a Tokyo cop and his rather violent enforcement techniques.

Boiling Point (1990)

A baseball-playing youth offends a member of the Yakuza ... and they want revenge.

A Scene at the Sea (1991)

Accompanied by his girlfriend, a deaf garbage collector learns to surf after finding a broken board.

Sonatine (1993)

Gangster Murakawa is suspicious when his superiors send him to intervene in a gang war.

Getting Any? (1995)

A slapstick comedy that satirises Japanese society.

Kids Return (1996)

After his near-fatal motorcycle accident, Kitano returns with a teenage coming-of-age story.

Hana-Bi (aka Fireworks) (1997)

Detective Nishi attempts to tie up the loose strands of his life after his partner is paralysed.

Kikujiro (1999)

An immature man takes a young boy to meet his mother.

Brother (2000)

A Japanese gangster flies to Los Angeles and tries to take over the local underworld.

Dolls (2002)

Three tragic love stories, based on the themes of traditional Japanese Bunraku doll theatre.

Zatoichi (2003)

A story about the Japanese folk hero Zatoichi, a blind swordsman.